· People in the U.S. currently eat about 1/3 of their calories away from home. Research suggests that people order menu items with fewer calories when they have access to calorie information. Discover how FDA is making that info available to you. http://go.usa.gov/xQ5Na

· #FDA’s new menu labeling provision will provide a level playing field for basic health information that will help promote more competition to make menu items more healthful

· Romaine lettuce is no longer being distributed from the Yuma growing region so the potential for additional exposure to contaminated product is diminished. We will keep working to find the source of this outbreak https://go.usa.gov/xQ5w7

·The Hill Op Ed: “With uniform national menu labeling guidance in place, anyone eating out will have clear, easy-to-understand information at the point of ordering – information that is presented in the same way, no matter the city or state.”

· Romaine lettuce isn’t being distributed from the Yuma growing region so the potential for additional exposure to contaminated product is diminished. #FDA and CDC’s advice remains to not eat romaine lettuce from the Yuma growing region: https://go.usa.gov/xQbAz

·#FDA experts are looking through thousands of records in this traceback investigation to try to identify a common way this lettuce got contaminated: https://go.usa.gov/xQbAz

May 11, 2018

Guidance: The Food and Drug Administration Food Safety Modernization Act; Extension and Clarification for Certain Provisions of Four Implementing Rules: What You Need to Know About the Food and Drug Administration Regulation; Small Entity Compliance Guide